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Fulton GOP to host Benjamin Carson

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April 4, 2013

Dr. Benjamin Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon and author who gained national at last month’s Conservative Political Action Committee Conference, will speak to the Fulton County Republican Party April 25.

Tickets cost $150 per person and include dinner. For more information, visit www.fultongop.org.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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